A Conspiracy of Charming Monsters
From the brilliant mind of #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black comes a collection of short stories, gorgeously illustrated in full color and set in the Faerie world, where beauty can be monstrous and love can be capricious….
- A reluctant king is thrown into turmoil when the girl he loves to hate is stolen by the Undersea.
- An exiled redcap, trapped in the mortal world, must rediscover his inner monster.
- A mortal girl sacrifices the other half of herself for an unworthy faerie lover.
- A tiny sprite’s determination to prove herself puts the entire High Court in danger.
In this collection, #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black combines her signature wit and lush world-building with stunning full-color art by Frostbite Studios in six irresistible tales that return readers to the world of the Modern Faerie Tales and Elfhame, including two never-before-seen stories: one revealing the interior life of Madoc while in exile and the other featuring the moment that High King Cardan realizes what he most desires.